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Litosphingia corticea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Litosphingia

Litosphingia corticea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and bush from Matabeleland to Tanzania.

The length of the forewings is about 22 mm for males and about 27 mm for females. Both wings are long and narrow. The body is grey with a dark dorsal line. The wings are grey with darker veins. Females are larger, darker and have more rounded wings than males.

References

Litosphingia corticea Wikipedia